DRG 418

Surgical DRG

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC

TypeSurgicalMDC07

What is MS-DRG 418?

MS-DRG 418 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 07 (MDC 07) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 1.6916 with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.2 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.9 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.

Classification
Surgical DRG
Procedure-driven grouping
Linked Codes
0 diagnosis
8 procedure

FY 2026 Payment Data

Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).

Relative Weight
1.6916
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
3.2 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
3.9 days
Average length of stay
Post-Acute Transfer
No
Not subject to the transfer policy

Related MS-DRGs in This Severity Group

The same clinical condition is split into separate DRGs by complication severity. MCC pays more than CC, which pays more than no CC/MCC.

DRGTitleRel. WeightGMLOS
417Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with MCC2.38644.7 days
418Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CCThis page1.69163.2 days
419Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without CC/MCC1.36582.2 days

Linked ICD-10-PCS Procedure Mappings

  • 0F544Z3

    Destruction of Gallbladder using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

    BillableSection 0
  • 0F544ZZ

    Destruction of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

    BillableSection 0
  • 0F548ZZ

    Destruction of Gallbladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

    BillableSection 0
  • 0FB44ZX

    Excision of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

    BillableSection 0
  • 0FB44ZZ

    Excision of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

    BillableSection 0
  • 0FB48ZZ

    Excision of Gallbladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

    BillableSection 0
  • 0FT44ZG

    Resection of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Hand-Assisted

    BillableSection 0
  • 0FT44ZZ

    Resection of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

    BillableSection 0